Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-09-08

vain for any declaration in favor of
reduction of the rate affecting their
interests. Passenger rates compose
a minor portion Of railway revenue,
and the legal representatives of these
monopolles come into the conven-
ton and propose to give up one-third
of this minor interest, to whom?-to
drummers, fakirs and habitues OF
summer resorts, while the great
body of the dear people will continue
to pay the same old exorbtant freight
rates. How we'll they can afford
this magnanimity, for, in fact, it is
not a reduction. 1t will be remem-
bered that prior to the enactment OF
the interstate commerce laws, one
thousand mile tickets were sold to
commercial travellers for $40, or two
cents a mile, and this discrimination
was made in favor Of any and all
who could afford it, or whose jour
neys were Of such extent as to war
rant them in making the investment.
So, that the general reduction to two
cents per mile would but slightly
decrease the railway revenues from
the receipts under the old system, or
that in vogue prior to April 9Th 1887.
They cannot now lawfully discrimi-
nate in favor of the drummer, so
they consent to allow the democratic
party to declare in favor of a two
cent rate that they may favor the
preferred classes, even though the
ordinary parsonage shall reap a
minimum benefit, of perhaps fifty
cents or dollar per year. But the
freight rates, to be paid by the dear
people, must and shall be maintain
ed. To the reasoning mind this
flimsy declaration of the democratic
party is as sounding brass and tink-
ling cymbals, and the corporation
counsel has wasted its cunning.
Mr.. Anderson, of Marion county,
the nominee for governor, is rail.
road attorney of very good ability,
though his reputation has not ex-
ceeded the bounds of his district
He was a union soldier, but stand.
ing on the platform that lauds the
administration of Grover Cleveland
and his merciless campaign against
the union veterans, he cannot be
said to be in sympathy with the
Grand Army to-day, and canno,
reasonably hope for any considerable
support from that leg o.. Mr.. Elder
for lieutenant governor and Mr.
Sawyer for superintendent have SC
carefully concealed their identity
that the burden Of introduction rests
upon the democratic press, though
the fact has been revealed that Saw
yer has had no experience in school,
work. Mr.. Fogg, OF our neighbor
ing town of Stuart, has something
of a reputation as lawyer who
practices all the cunning Of the
craft with little appreciation of the
dignity Of the profession.
The plank declaring in favor o
the present prohibitory law, and thu
enactment Of local option law
with minimum license of $500 i
quite in harmony with the doctrn,
which has heretofore doomed tn,
party to defeat. 1t might have beer
expected that the party would prof
by experience and formulate some
thing nearer in accord with the PEG
pies desire in this regard, but tn
saloon power was strong, and tn
minority report was lost in the roa
Of rejoicing over the saloon triumph
The ticket and platform will b
strong in the river cities and veal
in the interior, where a majority @
of 10000 will be rolled up for tn
republican nominees.